New projects supported by the Infrastructure fund, Rannís, 2019 will be shortly introduced by the project leaders

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignancy of bone marrow plasma cells that has, until recently, been considered incurable.

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental developmental process with strong implications in cancer progression. Understanding the metabolic alterations associated with EMT may open new avenues of treatment and prevention.

The main goal of this multi-component study  is to assess concussion history among female elite athletes, the psychological and neuropsychological complications and possible hypopituitarism as well as possible correlation between concussion history, neuropsychological functioning, mental health and hormonal status.

In summary, metabolic network analysis of three independent plasma metabolomics datasets highlighted the importance of glycan synthesis to endothelial health. Induction of endothelial dysfunction in vitro is accompanied by compromised glycan synthesis.

Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLH-Zip) family and plays a key role in the establishment of the melanocytic lineage.

Preparations are well underway for Horizon Europe, the EU’s ambitious framework programme for research and innovation 2021-27. We will look at the structure of the new programme and what is new and where the main opportunities lie for the Icelandic science and innovation community.

Who is responsible for good communication and how can we build good channels within our university community? Let start the conversation!

In this seminar, Magnús K. Magnússon will discuss the regulation of fetal hemoglobin and present findings from a new GWAS of fetal hemoglobin based on blood RNA sequencing.

Here we will put this discovery in context with prior discoveries and risk of CRISPR-Cas9 discussed briefly.